Bland was among four assistant coaches to take a deal, pleading guilty in January to conspiracy to commit bribery after originally being indicted on that charge plus honest services fraud, mail fraud conspiracy and violating the Travel Act.
in prison; his attorney asked U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos for probation.
Behind the easy laughter, drinks from the wet bar and Bland describing the flight from Los Angeles on a private jet that afternoon, all wasn't as it seemed. D'Angelo was really an undercover FBI agent using a fake name and posing as deep-pocketed backer of the company. Blazer introduced D'Angelo to Dawkins as part of his cooperation with authorities after being charged with unrelated securities fraud.
Christian Dawkins accepts $13,000 in cash from an undercover FBI agent during a meeting at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas in July 2017. Dawkins testified earlier this month that he handed Bland"between a thousand and two thousand dollars" to spend at a club that night to celebrate a friend's bachelor party.Two weeks later, Dawkins texted a payment plan for 11 players and their advisors or family members to unspecified recipients. He used abbreviations instead of names.
Elliott has repeatedly denied accepting any money in relation to Melton. Cherry's mother previously denied any link between her son and the investigation. "Ima come out there with the white ppl just seeing if u will b around," Dawkins texted Bland on Aug. 18, 2017, using"white people" in reference to the undercover FBI agents posing as investors in the company.The habit of the would-be investors throwing around wads of cash was a running joke.Bailey handed Dawkins an envelope containing $4,000 after an Aug. 30, 2017 meeting in Los Angeles with a relative of Cherry, according to the criminal complaint.
While Dawkins fronted the company, Sood — who accepted a plea bargain and cooperated with the government after being arrested — was a partner. Bailey and D'Angelo comprised the rest of Loyd Inc.'s board of directors.
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